The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-13
REMARKS TO REPORTERS. BY THE WAY.

Probably never in the history Of the city has
water works water been used 80 extensively as
it has during the past two months" said an old
citizen yesterday. "Many persons who have
hitherto relied surface wells have been COM
pelie to either put down deep driven wells or
make connection wit b the street mains. In the
meantime while making provision for future
supply, they have borrowed from their more
fortunate neigh bors. OF course it is a violation
OF the Water Companys rules to furnish water
Ior announcer mouse from your nydrant put what
are you going to do about its The neighbor
comes into your yard, and with a rueful count
enance declares his we'll or cistern has gone dry
at the came time asking the privilege Of supply
ing his wants from your pipes until he can make
other arrangements. L have had two cases of
this kind within a week, which / did not feel
like refusing. although told them both of the
peIalty incurred in doing Many people
who profess a dislike for hydrant water. and
would not have it on their premises neverthe-
less take kindly to it when they can get it for
nothing"
Now that the fishing season has closed the
annual crop Of stories is beginning to evolve
under the influence of the cheerful fireside,
wherever two three kindred spirits are
gathered together. AS rule they are founded
some trifing incident, which the narrator has
carefully folded away in a corner of his brain
for winter use. If he is old campaigner the
incident which has expanded somewhat with
age. is augmented with lot of frills and furbe-
lows, and then fred off at his friends until 1t be-
comes Chestnut" when it is hauled in and
laid away to be redressed for another occasion.
A young lawyer, who will some day become an
expert at this class of work if he keeps it up,
lates that while fishing Dollarhides. below
the city, one day this summer, his attention
drawn to a splashing in the water directly under
q clump of willows that Rrazed the rivers edge
short distance away. Coming nearer. he Eaw
to his surprise, q two pound bass hanging by its
mouth to limb, which 1t was shaking with all
its weight. evidently with purpose. In few
moments il dropped back into its natural sphere
fore. As the bass touched the water it COM
menced darting here and there as
if in pursuit of minnows, but every
with dash, and drew something into its mouth
with audible smack of the jaws. By this
time the young man deemed the case of sufficient
and on examination of the overhanging willows
found them to be covered with a species of large
hairy caterpillar. This was the solution to the
antics OF the bass. By some means or other it
had found out that the limbs of the willow were
q source of its food supply, and that the food
only came to the water when the limbs were
disturbed or shaken by the wind. and as there
was no breeze on the day in question. its empty
stomach had probably prompted it to do little
shaking on its own account This it had done
admirably by jumping eight or ten inches out
OF water, and grasping the slender branch, let
its own weight and the momentum which it
gave to the springv WOOD shake tho willow suf
is relation in the instinct of the bass,
in this particular to that of the bear which
leads it to climb mulberry trees, shake the fruit
OF the limbs. and then crawl back to gather it
from the groundf
The extreme dry weather since the opening of
the quail season has been tine means of saving
the lives of many of these birds that would
otherwise have fallen before the gun of the
sportsman. 1.-THE best dogs" said local hunter
yesterday, s'have been able to DO very little
toward pointing the location OF a covey, owing to
scent of the BIRDS on which the dog depends
consequence. they often flushed when a long
way out of range, making it impossible to get
more than half bag in a days hunt. When the
ground and grasses wet the scent is retained
for a long time, tn enabling the dog road
the birds witho ut running into them unawares.
Now that it has rained a little, better sport NAV
be expected
When asked. yesterday, as to the activity of
the local money market S. p. Sheeriu said:
''Thers is not much more than the average bust
ness In investments 1t is too the close of
the year to do much in that line. but the capital
seeking a resting place with the certainty of a
good return Is not smaller than it was this time
last year IL anything. it is little better. There
is nothing to indicate that business will be less
lively VIII en- the year opens than 1t was last
January"